Ma v. People

BENDER, Justice.

I. Introduction

In this appeal we construe the term “law enforcement agency” as it is used in section 16 — 10—103(l)(k), C.R.S. (2005), which requires a trial court in a criminal case to grant a challenge for cause to a prospective juror who is a compensated employee of a public law enforcement agency.1 We review the court of appeals’ decision in People v. Ma, 104 P.3d 273 (Colo.App.2004), which held that the trial court properly denied Ma’s challenge for cause to a prospective juror who is an Army military police reservist and affirmed Ma’s criminal convictions for criminal…